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Journey to the Common Good

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Respected author and theologian Walter Brueggemann turns his discerning eye to the most critical yet basic needs of a world adapting to a new era, an era defined in large part by America's efforts to rebuild from an age of terror even as it navigates its way through an economic collapse. Yet in spite of these great challenges, Brueggemann calls us to journey together to the common good through neighborliness, covenanting, and reconstruction. Such a concept may seem overwhelming, but writing with his usual theological acumen and social awareness Brueggemann distills this challenge to its most basic issues: where is the church going? What is its role in contemporary society? What lessons does it have to offer a world enmeshed in such turbulent times? The answer is the same answer God gave to the Israelites thousands of years ago: love your neighbor and work for the common good.Brueggemann considers biblical texts as examples of the journey now required of the faithful if they wish to move from isolation and distrust to a practice of neighborliness, as an invitation to a radical choice for life or for death, and as a reliable script for overcoming contemporary problems of loss and restoration in a failed urban economy.

Journey to the Common Good by Walter Brueggemann was published by Westminster John Knox in March 2010 and is our 55849th best seller. The ISBN for Journey to the Common Good is 9780664235161.

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Journey to the Common Good

This recent book by the world-renowned theologian Walter Brueggemann deals exclusively with the Old Testament and compares the events described in ancient scripture with today’s crises and challenges. He examines closely the books of Genesis, Exodus, Jeremiah and particularly Isaiah, and sees parallels with our contemporary capitalist economies with their concomitant exploitation, fear and suffering, where people are mere commodities. He exhorts the reader to beware of the failed systems of the past and urges an outgoing solidarity and fearless love of one’s neighbour and of the common good - as commanded by God. This book is full of imaginative and original ideas and, although the specialised language is sometimes daunting, it is well worth concentrated study and reflection.